OPERATION MERCURY: A MILITARY INTERVENTION WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR ARC’S LANDS
A decade of illegal gold mining has transformed a formally lush area in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon into a wasteland. In February 2019, the president of the region of Madre de Dios (where most of the destructive mining takes place) declared a state of emergency...
WHERE DID YOUR DONATIONS GO?
In August, as the world’s attention shifted to the fires in the Amazon rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC) had its best financial month ever. Thank you to the 528 people who donated a total of $38,421 CDN to ARC last month. And here’s a pie chart...
ARC RESPONDS TO THE AMAZON FIRES
Update: Message from Jana Bell, President of Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC), on the Amazon Fires, Monday August 26, 2019 As the Amazon fires continue to rage, many people have reached out to ARC asking, “What can I do?” The bad news is we can’t easily stop the...
THE JEWELS OF THE RAINFOREST
It’s not surprising that Tambopata, Peru holds the world record for the highest number of butterfly species. This extraordinary region is one of the world’s most biologically diverse. More than 4,000 different types of butterflies make their home here! These...
THIS JUNE, HELP US WIN $10,000!
START YOUR SUMMER RIGHT. HELP US WIN $10,000 IN THE GREAT CANADIAN GIVING CHALLENGE CONTEST! Every $1 you donate to Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC) from June 1 – June 30, 2019 via our page at CanadaHelps (link below) counts as a ballot to help us...
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET BOOTS ON THE GROUND!
The Amazon Rainforest Conservancy (ARC) currently cares for 1,416 hectares (3,500 acres) of intact old-growth rainforest in the Region of Ashipal, deep in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. ARC’s founders chose this area due to its remoteness; the Ashipal...
AN INTERVIEW WITH JANA BELL, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF ARC.
Please find below the link to a podcast interview that Dillon Perron from Animals at Home conducted with Jana Bell. In this interview Jana covers many topics such as: how she started Amazon Rainforest Conservancy; the challenges of doing conservation work in...
A NOTE FROM ARC’S FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, JANA BELL
The past few months has been a real roller coaster ride for me! Sadly, the presence of illegal miners in our remote area has increased substantially. This fact partnered with the reality that the Peruvian government does not have the resources to deal with miners in...
WHO ARE THE ILLEGAL GOLD MINERS OF TAMBOPATA, PERU?
For nearly two decades, gold miners have illegally ravaged the Amazon rainforest in Peru’s Tambopata region. The miners move swiftly through the pristine jungle, turning it into treeless, toxic wasteland that could take 500 years to recover. Sadly, there’s no...
MY VIEW OF PERU, AND HELPING THE AMAZON LIVE ON – written by Ashley Michaud
Hi friends, I was so excited when I was asked to write this blog. Not because I think my story is the best one out there, far from it. I am excited to share my story because it was a time of my life that changed me forever. My journey began when I decided to follow in...